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Water Softener Flow Diagrams - Down Flow Brining
6 Brine Tank Refill Position
5 Rapid Rinse Position
Hard water enters at valve inlet – flows thru the regeneration
valve directly down thru the mineral – into the bottom distributor
– up the distributor tube – around the piston and out the drain.
Hard water enters at valve inlet – flows thru nozzle and thru
throat to brine valve to refill the brine tank. Inlet flow also con-
tinues down thru mineral to the bottom distributor. Conditioned
water flows up thru the distributor tube, around the piston and
out the outlet. Note: An option is available to keep service valve
in by-pass position until the end of brine tank refill cycle.
Inlet
Drain
Inlet
Drain
Inlet
Service Outlet